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Bryn Henllys Solar Farm Cwm-twrch Uchaf Abertawe Powys

Granted Powys 23/0559/SO Screening Opinion

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Screening opinion request to demonstrate that the consented Bryn Henllys Solar Farm (consented under planning permission P/2015/0176), as changed, does not constitute Environmental Impact Assessment Development under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(Wales) Regulations 2017, as amended.

As published by the council, reference 23/0559/SO

Application record

Reference
23/0559/SO
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
22 Mar 2023
Validated
22 Mar 2023
Decided
28 Apr 2023
Ward
Cwm-Twrch ED
Parish
Ystradgynlais Community
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Powys register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/0586/SO Granted

    Bryn Henllys Solar Farm Cwm-twrch Uchaf Abertawe Powys

    Screening opinion request to establish whether extended development carried out at Bryn Henllys Solar Farm, consented under application 20/0047/FUL (as amended), constitutes EIA development

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Mar 2023

    Received by Powys

  2. 28 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Powys granted permission on 28 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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